February 14, 2012 at 12:00 PM - Regular

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM

III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

IV. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

V. WELCOME, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

V.A. Welcome

V.B. Public Comments -- Mr. Bob Mercier

V.C. Recognitions

V.C.1. Tupelo High School National Merit Finalists -- Abby Grace and Rick Deaton

V.C.2. Tupelo High School Students Selected for Mississippi Lion's All State Band -- Kaitlyn Kornoely, Dillon Dewalt and Issac Palmer

V.C.3. Tupelo High School Students Selected for Mississippi Bandmaster's State Clinic -- Kaitlyn Kornoely, Cullen McBride and Kai Brieck

V.C.4. Tupelo High School Coaches Mark Enis and Lucas Smith Selected as Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations

V.C.5. Tupelo Public School District Spelling Bee Winner -- Randi Rankin (Lawhon Elementary 5th Grader)

V.C.6. Lee County Spelling Bee Runner-Up -- Azaria Woods (Milam Elementary 6th Grader)

V.C.7. Tupelo Public School District National Board Certified Teachers

V.C.8. Woodmen of the World will present American Flags to Principals for Use at their Schools

V.C.9. Announcement of 2012 Tupelo Public School District Administrator of the Year

V.C.10. Mississippi's School Board Recognition Week, February 20-24, 2012

VI. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD

VI.A. Superintendent Search

VI.B. "Joining Hands to Lift Students"

VI.C. Plant A Seed Summer Program

VI.D. 2012 Tupelo Public School District Kids' Run

VI.E. Second Common Assessment Achievement Gap Report

VI.F. Block Scheduling

VI.G. Grading Scale

VI.H. Summer Curriculum Writing Project Proposal

VI.I. Ad Valorem Collections for Current Year and Comparison to Previous Years

VI.J. Assessment History

VII. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

VII.A. Consent Agenda

VII.A.1. Contractual Agreements

VII.A.1.a. Contracts #CO1237 through CO1240

VII.A.1.b. Contracts for Rental of School Facility #SFR1224 and #SFR1225

VII.A.1.c. Charter Bus Service Contracts #BC11-12-003 and BC11-12-004

VII.A.2. Single Source Purchases #SS1217 through #SS1220

VII.A.3. Donations #2011-2012-020 through #2011-2012-026

VII.A.4. Request Permission to Apply for TPSD Grants #1211

VII.A.5. Request Acceptance of TPSD Grant #1212

VII.A.6. Request Permission to Remove and Add Assets to TPSD Capital Assets Listing

VII.A.7. Dues for 2012-2013 National School Boards Association

VII.A.8. Overnight Field Trip Requests

VII.A.8.a. TMS and THS Bands, Hoover, AL to compete in the Indoor ColorGuard Competition, March 9-11, 2012

VII.A.8.b. TMS Field Trip, Washington, D.C. to compete in the Indoor ColorGuard Competition, March 25-28, 2012

VII.A.8.c. TMS and THS Bands, Nashville, TN to compete in the Indoor ColorGuard Competition, March 29-April 1, 2012

VII.B. Student Transfer Report

VII.C. Personnel Report

VII.C.1. Approval of Licensed Staff

VII.C.2. 2011-2012 TPSD Staffing Statistics

VII.D. Employment of 2012-2013 School Year Administrative Personnel

VII.E. Docket of Claims and Check Registers

VII.F. Financial Statements for Month Ending December 31, 2011

VII.G. Cash Flow Statements for Months Ending 11-30-11 and 12-31-11

VII.H. Policy Changes

VII.H.1. Policy IHDB-E  GED Programs

VII.I. Annual Budget Development Calendar

VII.J. Student Discipline Report -- Case #61

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

VIII.A. 2012-2013 TPSD School Calendar

IX. NEW BUSINESS

IX.A. Ombudsman Contract Amendment

IX.B. Joint Use Agreement between TPSD and City of Tupelo

IX.C. Solar energy Array at Lawhon Elementary School

X. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

X.A. Future Agenda Topics

X.B. Consideration of Executive Session

XI. ADJOURNMENT